"In conclusion, classifying the performance of English hospitals for avoidable hospital mortality based on a review of 2000 hospital deaths per year will result in both invalid and unreliable rankings."
Ranking hospitals on avoidable death rates derived from retrospective case record review: methodological observations and limitations
G Abel1, G Lyratzopoulos
BMJ Quality and Safety 2015;24:554-557 doi:10.1136/bmjqs-2015-004366
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Showing posts with label death rate. Show all posts
Showing posts with label death rate. Show all posts
Friday, 21 August 2015
Wednesday, 2 July 2014
Report on inquiry into respiratory deaths
"Strategic and effective investment has the power to bring not only significant savings to the NHS, but improvements in patients’ quality of life and a significant reduction in deaths from respiratory disease."
Report on inquiry into respiratory deaths
APPG on Respiratory Health
June 2014
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Report on inquiry into respiratory deaths
APPG on Respiratory Health
June 2014
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Monday, 8 April 2013
Lean management also improves primary care
"The management principles used to improve quality and efficiency at Toyota Motor Corp. and other manufacturers also are linked to better delivery of cardiac care and lower death rates from heart attacks, according to research that demonstrates for the first time how well the so-called lean production system functions across a wide swath of U.S. hospitals."
Cardiac treatment improves after taking page from Toyota playbook
KB O'Reilly
American Medical News
April 2013
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